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democrats tend to want to tax a little more for that or add to the deficit because ofhe emergency. >> ifill: chris christie as the governor of new jersey who the president will be traveling with tomorrow looking at hurricane damage, you can only assume that that will be many levels interpretation of that particular meeting. he said he would likehe to reschedule halloween but it's not possible to reschedule an election, is it? >> it is technically possible to reschedule elections on ae state-by-state basis but i don't think we're going to need that. t date on which the election d is held actually set by federal law ratherhan the constitution. congress could change that datee there's actually provision for, if a state doesn't get it vote in on time,ot bacally for the state legislature to maca a decision about which electors to end to vote for president. so there are actually ways v for that to happen. i just don't think anybody is that the a point right now. >> ifill: if you'reys in massachusetts or connecticut a your constituents don't have power, they're not watching the ads, maybe th
democrats tend to want to tax a little more for that or add to the deficit because ofhe emergency. >> ifill: chris christie as the governor of new jersey who the president will be traveling with tomorrow looking at hurricane damage, you can only assume that that will be many levels interpretation of that particular meeting. he said he would likehe to reschedule halloween but it's not possible to reschedule an election, is it? >> it is technically possible to reschedule elections on...
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be walking away.. from the negotiations that we've been eaged in here at the white house for a heg deficit reduction and debt reductionr package. >> narrator: bipartisanship was long buried. now there was open antagonism. >> when that collapsed and when that ended up in that terribly muddy compromise that nobody liked, i think that was the turn. i think at that point he and everybody around him decided, "this isn't working and we're not going to work this way." >> and the american people i think are fed up with political posturing and an inability for politicians to take responsible action as opposed to dodge their responsibilities. >> we've seen his approval ratings the economy dip... >> narrator: three and half years after he came to washington on a promise of change... >> obama is under 50% approval rating... >> narngtor: ... barack obama returned to the campaign trail.. himself changed. >> a difficult road ahead for the esident... >> i think you see today a president obama with a thicker skin, more jaundiced eyes,t. has grown more skeptical, even cynical perhaps, about washingt. >> no
be walking away.. from the negotiations that we've been eaged in here at the white house for a heg deficit reduction and debt reductionr package. >> narrator: bipartisanship was long buried. now there was open antagonism. >> when that collapsed and when that ended up in that terribly muddy compromise that nobody liked, i think that was the turn. i think at that point he and everybody around him decided, "this isn't working and we're not going to work this way." >>...
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but the deficit situation has now grown so bad that there's just no appetite for further borrowing at this time. >> maya macguineas runs the committee for a responsible federal budget, a bipartisan group that lobbies congress. she says uncertainty about how the government will deal with the deficit and the huge national debt is inhibiting employers from hiring. >> in the business world, there's over $2 trillion of cash sitting on the sidelines that could be used to grow the economy, make investments and create jobs. but it's not going to be invested until people know what to expect going forward in the economy. and that's why you need some kind of stability that would come from a big debt deal to help bring that about. >> in fact, unless there is a grand bargain on taxes and government spending by the end of the year, by some estimates, another 2 million people could lose their jobs beginning early next year. that's when the nation would drive off the so-called fiscal cliff. if that were to happen tax rates would go up for nearly every single income group. taxes on investment income w
but the deficit situation has now grown so bad that there's just no appetite for further borrowing at this time. >> maya macguineas runs the committee for a responsible federal budget, a bipartisan group that lobbies congress. she says uncertainty about how the government will deal with the deficit and the huge national debt is inhibiting employers from hiring. >> in the business world, there's over $2 trillion of cash sitting on the sidelines that could be used to grow the economy,...
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national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> carol was on the edge of her seat watching the wizards tonight. >> in the studio, wishing i was there, the home opener. a little wizards magic. >> it was so much fun, though. the new look wiz kids were pesky, spirited and so much fun to watch. they thrilled the home crowd with a valiant come back. this one goes down to the final seconds. as he knows, i was screaming at him the whole time. why does there have to be a but? it doesn't have that storybook ending. he struggled from the 4, he missed all five of his shots, karen serafin did off the b
national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america...
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we have a work deficit. we have got to fix that. and i will do everything i can to ensure that quality education is what we are all about as a state and the country. >> senator hatch. >> i think quality important -- at a quality education is very important. now i am a strong supporter of student loans. no question about it. the fact of the matter is, democrats want to keep spending. and then the demand taxes so they can pay for it. the fact is that we support government. i do not know who would not support them. our education system in utah is -- is a good education system. we have to get things under control. the only way to do that seems to me is to get enough of us who are fiscal conservatives back there so that weekend. like they say the first balanced budget and over four years occurred mainly because of a first republican congress. and i will get to the point to. >> your swung around and did it. >> every bottle on this? >> i would just like to say something really quick. my opponent voted for the largest bailout in history of
we have a work deficit. we have got to fix that. and i will do everything i can to ensure that quality education is what we are all about as a state and the country. >> senator hatch. >> i think quality important -- at a quality education is very important. now i am a strong supporter of student loans. no question about it. the fact of the matter is, democrats want to keep spending. and then the demand taxes so they can pay for it. the fact is that we support government. i do not...
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he said he was going to cut the federal deficit in half, and then he doubled it. he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to 5.2% right now. today we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> mr. romney's campaign is snapping at the heels of the incumbent president. his campaign organizers say they can and will win, but they can win only if they take the vital swing states of florida, virginia and ohio. anything less than the prospects receive for them. >> this race is very, very close. it may confound pollsters and pundits alike. it's not clear how or if hurricane sandy will affect the results, but i think we can venture this far -- president obama appears to be holding on to a very narrow lead. adam brooks, bbc news, washington. >> bold predictions in a tight race. as adam just reported, no state is more hotly contested than ohio. laura is in cleveland for us tonight at a cleveland market for us tonight, laura. i imagine you've been chatting to shoppers today. what have they been telling you about
he said he was going to cut the federal deficit in half, and then he doubled it. he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to 5.2% right now. today we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> mr. romney's campaign is snapping at the heels of the incumbent president. his campaign organizers say they can and will win, but they can win only if they take the vital swing states of florida, virginia and ohio. anything less than...
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. >> ryssdal: deficit, right? that's cut the deficit. >> cut the deficit. >> ryssdal: so they didn't say "vote for," they didn't say rehberg for... or tester for congress, but they did say the word "deficit." >> they did say the word "deficit." >> ryssdal: bang-- that's an issue ad. >> that's an issue ad. >> ryssdal: okay, really? >> by the magic word test, that would be an issue advocacy ad. now you and i both know that this ad is aired during an election cycle and is intended to help jon tester. >> ryssdal: i wanted to know more about the group that made this ad. because you can't tell much from its name-- citizens for strength and security fund. so i went to their website and here's what i learned. they're a 501c4, social welfare group. they're an issues advocacy group-- they tell me that a couple of times. but that's it. there's no people listed, there's no address listed, there's no phone number listed. they make it really hard to find out who they are. the only way we know who they are and where they are is
. >> ryssdal: deficit, right? that's cut the deficit. >> cut the deficit. >> ryssdal: so they didn't say "vote for," they didn't say rehberg for... or tester for congress, but they did say the word "deficit." >> they did say the word "deficit." >> ryssdal: bang-- that's an issue ad. >> that's an issue ad. >> ryssdal: okay, really? >> by the magic word test, that would be an issue advocacy ad. now you and i both know...
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and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> in the buzz bin, a different kind of battle between obama and romney. two bulls named obama and romney literally locked horns during a politically themed fight on the streets of kenya. crowds gathering to watch the match inspired by the u.s. presidential election. and like the race, there can only be one winner. in this case, we hear obama the bull took it home. >>> another battle on the horizon, only this one takes place in the boxing ring. maryland's seth mitchell takes a step towards the national championship. dave ross sat down with the undefeated fighter. >> here with undefeated rising heavy weight contender, seth mitchell going up to atlantic city november 17th to tak
and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> in the buzz bin, a different kind of battle between obama and romney. two bulls named obama and romney...
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on reducing the deficit without burdening the middle- class? >> the big thing we have to do, we put together cap and balance which would cap the spending. we are spending $1 trillion more every year. we have to look at the baseball spending. there are billions of dollars. we talk about taxing millionaires and billionaires. where are we going to get the other twin dollars to balance the budget -- the other trillion dollars to balance the budget? if we put more regulations and taxes on american companies, they will either shut down or leave the country. we see it here in illinois all the time. the more people we put back to work, the more that are paying taxes, then we can pay toward the deficit. >> the same question to cheri bustos. >> i think the first step is to approach it in a balanced way. get rid of the tax cuts for the millionaires. that is a huge part of starting to balance this budget. the fact that congressman schilling is continuing to work so hard and is not willing to even take a look at that, that is a big part of the problem. yes,
on reducing the deficit without burdening the middle- class? >> the big thing we have to do, we put together cap and balance which would cap the spending. we are spending $1 trillion more every year. we have to look at the baseball spending. there are billions of dollars. we talk about taxing millionaires and billionaires. where are we going to get the other twin dollars to balance the budget -- the other trillion dollars to balance the budget? if we put more regulations and taxes on...
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guinta: put in a solution for dealing with their deficit and debt. with $1.1 trillion a current deficit and $16 trillion in long-term debt. the president of the united states didn't choose any of the ideas and simpson/bowles to put forward in his budget. we in the house took told different ideas within simpson/bowles, passed in the house of representatives. we wait action by the senate, but harry reid, senate majority leader has said he will not pass a budget last year or this year. so it's a tough thing to do when you don't have the senate working the way the houses than working. brownstein miss shea-porter, 30 seconds. shea-porter: the house budget slashes medicare on spending, health care, slashes spending for meals on wheels and spending on education. the only thing the budget does is make life much better for those who are already wealthy and the oil subsidies. they're not going to go to accept a spending budget in the house were they choose to compromise. take a something that is just unacceptable. brownstein or more follow-up. guinta: here's t
guinta: put in a solution for dealing with their deficit and debt. with $1.1 trillion a current deficit and $16 trillion in long-term debt. the president of the united states didn't choose any of the ideas and simpson/bowles to put forward in his budget. we in the house took told different ideas within simpson/bowles, passed in the house of representatives. we wait action by the senate, but harry reid, senate majority leader has said he will not pass a budget last year or this year. so it's a...
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back to the same policies that i inherited, that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years, record deficits, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. what governor romney's offering is a return to policies that have failed us in the past. he's now talking about them as "big changes." they're a repeat... a relapse of things that haven't worked for american families for over a decade now. >> brown: with both sides promising to revitalize the economy, there's one more important report yet to come: the jobs numbers for october will be released next friday, just four days before voters head to the polls. earlier today, i talked about the new government economic reportith hugh johnson, head of an vesent d advisory fi in bany, new york. hugh, welcome. first the good news, where is the growth coming from? >> well, you know, there are a lot of places. but i think probably the best news is that, you know, consumer spending is about 70% of our economy. we saw that strengthen in the third quarter. that's very good news. i think there are a couple of really-- parts of that first of all
back to the same policies that i inherited, that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years, record deficits, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. what governor romney's offering is a return to policies that have failed us in the past. he's now talking about them as "big changes." they're a repeat... a relapse of things that haven't worked for american families for over a decade now. >> brown: with both sides promising to revitalize the economy, there's...
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you know that he promised bipartisanship and to reduce the deficit by half. you know that he was going to give us accountable government. he said he would reduce the health insurance by $2,500. today we have -- we had promises of economic recovery. this president today has not delivered on his promises of 2008. that is reason enough to have him not be president of united states. he has not delivered. [applause] it is very clear that america cannot afford four more years obamanomics. and the abuse of power by pointing many of his own party and executive orders be on the constitution. -- beyond the constitution. we will have a new president obama -- pardon me, i mean, president runomney. $814 steel is that did not work. -- stimulous that did not work. worst economic problems america has faced since world war ii. 23 million people looking for full-time jobs. under an employment a 40% of the economy. -- underemployment making up 40% of the economy. many people on food stamps. that is the failure, but americans are not quitters. we can turn the ship around and we
you know that he promised bipartisanship and to reduce the deficit by half. you know that he was going to give us accountable government. he said he would reduce the health insurance by $2,500. today we have -- we had promises of economic recovery. this president today has not delivered on his promises of 2008. that is reason enough to have him not be president of united states. he has not delivered. [applause] it is very clear that america cannot afford four more years obamanomics. and the...
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it's first and foremost, what are we going to do with this debt and this deficit? that's mostly what i have worked on the house over the past 12 years. >> reporter: meanwhile, richard carmona's most obvious political asset is his life story. born in new york to pueo rican parents, carmona lived homeless as a child and dropped out of high school. he joined the u.s. army and became a decorated vietnam veteran before attending medical school. he was eventually appointed surgeon general by president george w. bush. carmona also served as sheriffs deputy along the u.s. border with mexico. democrats hope that bipartisan background can appeal to the independents, who make up a third of the state's voters. the candidate talks about republican efforts to recruit him while he served in as rgeon genel. >> the republican party did ask me to become a republican. i said why? i was an independent my whole life, because i always thought that there were good sides-- both sides had good solutions to problems. unfortunately, we got so partisan now that democracy's in the gridlock, be
it's first and foremost, what are we going to do with this debt and this deficit? that's mostly what i have worked on the house over the past 12 years. >> reporter: meanwhile, richard carmona's most obvious political asset is his life story. born in new york to pueo rican parents, carmona lived homeless as a child and dropped out of high school. he joined the u.s. army and became a decorated vietnam veteran before attending medical school. he was eventually appointed surgeon general by...
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especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that is where we came down. we said that the voters are being asked by both candidates to take a leap of faith. given what we know about the previous four years, we decided that it was going to be an easier but to go with the president for four more. host: how many times have you seen president obama, governor romney, or their surrogates in your state? guest: president obama has been here eight times this year, governor romney has been here 6. paul ryan may be eligible to vote, he's been here that much. joe biden has been here once. we have had a lot of its from michelle obama. we have seen plenty of
especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that...
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and that they have undermined, disagree or agree, the trust that we enjoy. >> is obviously a trust deficit going on here to put it mildly. and it is sad. but look at -- be used to be that even when cronkite was dubbed the most trusted man in america by equitable in 1972, journalists were ranked very high over of politicians. there were like doctors and rocket scientists. people like reporters. and today they have numbers lower than congress. i mean, you know, which is really saying something. so there is no doubt about it. there has been -- and part of it is the proliferation of so much media. just so much false news and wrong news that gets put out there. we grow. people grow weary of it. >> okay. i think we are about out of time. it will let you go on to your next great program at the but the festival. so lucky to get time with the brinkley. thank you all so much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> book tv will be back in about a half-hour with more live coverage of the texas book festival in austin. >> this book is about liberals, not democrats, who are of
and that they have undermined, disagree or agree, the trust that we enjoy. >> is obviously a trust deficit going on here to put it mildly. and it is sad. but look at -- be used to be that even when cronkite was dubbed the most trusted man in america by equitable in 1972, journalists were ranked very high over of politicians. there were like doctors and rocket scientists. people like reporters. and today they have numbers lower than congress. i mean, you know, which is really saying...